That surpassed the previous record by 6.5 °F, which is the largest margin for an all -
time high temperature record at an Australian weather station with 40 or more years of data.
It seems trivial to me that if temperature variability stays the same, then there will eventually be
more high temperature records over time if the overall trend is up.
Sixty years ago in the continental United States, the number of new record
high temperatures recorded around the country each year was roughly equal to the number of new record lows.
For the past two years I have offered a US$ 1,000 wager to anyone (denialists or sane people) that rejects the proposition that there will be a new global
high temperature record set within five years.
The thousands of all - time
high temperature records shattered during last month's climate rampage have been likened to home - run records shattered by a baseball player on steroids.
From Phoenix to Boise,
high temperature records fell like dominoes over the weekend as an impressive heat wave engulfed the western U.S., helping to fuel several wildfires.
For example, Talkeetna set an all - time
high temperature record of 96 °F on Monday, smashing their previous record of 91 °F set a day earlier, and previously set in June of 1969.
For example, 60 years ago in the continental United States, the number of new record
high temperatures recorded around the country each year was roughly equal to the number of new record lows.
That was an all - time
high temperature record for June as well, and marked five straight days of 100 degree plus heat, which ties another record.
Between June 19 - 25, there were 14 all - time
high temperature records set or tied, along with two all - time overnight warm low temperature records.
It is true that the signature of human - induced global warming is clearly apparent in the increasing number of
new high temperature records, which are currently outnumbering low temperature records by a factor of about 3 to 1.
The temperature was consistently higher when the disposable diapers were worn, with
the highest temperatures recorded in the youngest babies.
Using information from stations operated by certified observers for which complete weeks of data were available the researchers calculated the difference between
the highest temperature recorded during the day and the lowest recorded at night, the so - called diurnal temperature range (DTR).
During the June 18 to 24 period, 731 daily
high temperature records and 798 daily warm low temperature records were set or tied in the U.S., compared to 154 record cold daily high temperatures and 131 record cold daily low temperature records, according to the National Climatic Data Center.